It basically consist of 5 or 6 super Autobots running around killing 20-100 decepticon drones and at least one underboss each episode.

The fight scenes are painfully one sided, and predictable.
The humans are all annoying.
The Decepticons have a mortality rate of only 3 episodes tops.
It's rumored that expensive CGI won over getting some decent writers.
And other than Cliffjumper's plot driven death, Autobots never seem to die.

I really wish there was a more mature Transformer show in the works....

F.Y.I. "Rescue Bots" isn't helping.

I saw the first 5 part arc and decided to wait until season 1 was done to have a marathon. I started the show again yesterday and the gripes you have so far are exactly why I can't get fully on board with the show. Skyquake was cool but he died quick and every episode has been pretty dull so far.

And I completely hate "drones". It sucks they'll never take advantage of the time between season 2 of G1 and the movie. So many cool characters and the Classics/Generations line would've been awesome to use run along with it. Oh well